You've passed the college entrance examination, but can't you make it in the entertainment

11 pm.

Yu Daping and Jacky parted on the streets of Hong Kong.

"Thank you very much, Jacky. I'll wait for your news." Yu Daping said with a little excitement.

Jacky was willing to introduce Yu Daping and Le Yan to each other, but he had to ask Le Yan's willingness first.

When it comes to making friends, it's not enough for only one party to be interested, so Jacky couldn't reply to him immediately.

"Okay, my friend, I will reply you as soon as possible." Jacky smiled, waved, and got in the car.

After the car drove for a while, Jacky took out his cell phone and called a number nicknamed 'husband':

"Mark, the task you asked me to do was completed smoothly. I hope I was able to help you. I have to say that today is a really pleasant day. My previous worries were completely unnecessary!"

Teacher Jacky is the photographer who took photos of Li Yiran and Le Yan. Of course, his whole family has a close relationship with Le Yan.

Her husband, the famous photographer Mark, is also Le Yan's friend.

Moreover, they are now in partnership.

Mark's team has set their sights on China's huge market and wants to get a piece of the pie, and Le Yan is helping Mark accomplish this.

Jacky and Mark could never have imagined that the newcomer from a year ago could already call the shots in China?

Le Yan just introduced a company to Mark and helped Mark make tens of millions of profits a year.

In order to get a bigger share of the cake, Mark has been in a "hot" fight with LeYan recently, but of course it's one-sided on his part.

His former friend and today's 'God of Wealth' asked him to do a small favor, how could Mark refuse?
He not only wanted to help, but also wanted to help well, so the person who came out was Jacky, who had a better relationship with Yu Daping.

Jacky wanted to help her husband advance in his career, but he was afraid that his poor acting skills would betray him, so he wore sunglasses the whole time.

But looking back now, he was totally overthinking it.

Yu Daping was as excited as a teenager.

There were two durians paid for by Yu Daping in the trunk of the car. Yu Daping also treated him to the most authentic beef offal and took him to experience the unique local nightlife of Hong Kong.

I don’t know whether Jacky’s ability is too strong or Le Yan’s idea is too brilliant.

"Really, dear? You're awesome! I'll tell Yan the good news right away." Mark's voice came from the microphone.

"But I'm a little curious, why didn't Yan let me give Ping his contact information directly? Why did he ask me to give it to him after a few days? I really don't understand. If Yan wants to get to know Yu Daping, there are so many ways."

In Jacky's opinion, Le Yan's purpose is to get to know Yu Daping.

But he went to the vegetable market to ambush, wrote a little note, and finally left the other party alone. He could have asked Mark to introduce them to each other openly.

"My dear, Yan has become a top artist in his country within a year of his debut. His thinking and ability must be different from ordinary people and us. He must have his reasons for doing this."

"Okay, I choose to believe him too."

A great man once said: Never let a woman calm down, otherwise she will quickly forget you.

Even in love, you have to strike while the iron is hot. Once friendship cools down, the enthusiasm will immediately fade away.

Just look, in less than two days, Yu Daping had forgotten his "confidant".

Whether love comes back or not, it doesn’t matter.

I don't really want to get to know him anymore.

There was an important offline event in Hong Kong today, and a large number of mainstays including Yu Daping arrived at the scene to participate in the event.

Hong Kong is a small place and it is difficult to cultivate new artists. For decades, all major events have been attended by the same group of people, who meet dozens of times every year.

No matter whether you have any grudges or whether you are in the same company or not, you will become friends in the end, so large-scale events have become a day for artists to gather in disguise.

In front of the stage, the show was lively.

Backstage, all the superstars were chatting animatedly.

Yu Daping, who was planning to go fishing in a neighboring country with his friends, suddenly heard two words that made him shudder.

"Do you know a mainland artist named Le Yan? We both liked the same painting. He ordered it right after it arrived in Hong Kong, but he later gave it to me."

"Le Yan?! I know him! He's so interesting. I heard he's the most popular male artist in mainland China right now."

"Did you know that he also prayed for lanterns at a temple in Hong Kong?"

Yu Daping walked over when he heard the voices and found that the people chatting were all singing kings and queens of equal status to him.

He immediately became interested:
"You all know Le Yan?"

A few people, you look at me, I look at you.

"I don't really know him. I only know his name, but I've never seen him."

"Me too, but I looked up his profile and it said he's only been in the industry for 2 years and hasn't been to Hong Kong for any activities yet, so we don't know each other."

"No wonder, I thought I was already an antique."

Yu Daping couldn't help but exclaimed:

"Only two years since his debut? How old is he?"

"I'm very young! Only 21!" a woman in a red dress replied.

Yu Daping was stunned on the spot.

This image of Le Yan is completely different from what he expected.

Even if she is not of the same age as him, she must at least have some experience, otherwise why would she be so keen on "nostalgic" things?

Is it that small?

If the first time he heard Le Yan's name left a small mark in Yu Daping's heart, then hearing Le Yan's name from other people's mouths for the second time two days later left a heavy mark in his heart.

Yu Daping not only remembered this person, but also developed an irrepressible curiosity about him.

What kind of person is Le Yan?

On the night of the event, the first thing Yu Daping did when he got home was to look up LeYan’s information on the Internet.

Apart from the known basic information such as age, academic background, and zodiac sign, as a singer, he is more concerned about LeYan's musical performance.

If I remember correctly, Jacky said that LeYan is not only a very talented singer, but also the most talented musician in mainland China.

Then let me listen to your work first.
Yu Daping heard "Still Love You" from "Sad Land", and heard Le Yan's latest single "Hiroshima Mon Amour", the theme song for a movie, from "Ordinary Road".

Soon, he confirmed Jacky's statement that LeYan is definitely a person with strength and talent in the field of music.

At the same time, Yu Daping also had a deeper understanding of LeYan's status in the mainland.

As a superstar who has dominated the Hong Kong music scene for decades, he does not take the so-called "traffic artists" and "top singers" in the mainland seriously at all.

These are all leftovers from my meal decades ago.
Moreover, there are many colleagues who share the same view as him, including many well-known singers, actors and directors in the mainland.

But Le Yan once starred in the movies of Peng Yiwei, the godfather of art films. Even if he did not appear in the movie, he also composed and sang the theme songs for Peng Yiwei's movies that won several important awards at the London Film Festival.

The fact that he can collaborate with an internationally renowned and powerful literary and artistic director for the second time shows that he is not just a piece of cake, but actually has something.

This judgment rekindled Yu Daping's desire to "make friends".

As an artist of his level, people always rush to make friends with him.

But this music is a little different.
Yu Daping couldn't describe the specific differences.

In short, it made him feel itchy!

Late in the night, the more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, the more uncomfortable he became, and the more he couldn't control himself. So he sent a message to Jacky.

"Is there any news from Le Yan?" After sending this message, Yu Daping paced back and forth in the room, as nervous as a new father waiting outside the delivery room for the birth of his child.

Because it was too late, Jacky did not give him any news that night.

It wasn't until the next morning that news from Jacky finally arrived.

"I'm sorry, Ping. Yan has been writing songs behind closed doors these days, so it's not very convenient to contact him. I just contacted him and he said he's willing to be friends with you. Here's his contact information—"

As it turned out, the night's wait was not in vain, and Yu Daping's initiative was not wasted.

It only took Le Yan half a day to win Yu Daping's heart.

Not only do they share the same hobby - 'nostalgia'.

They also have almost overlapping tastes in food. Their favorite food is rice rolls, and their favorite drink is the Yuanyang milk tea from a certain old tea restaurant.

What’s even more terrifying is that Le Yan can also tell many stories about Hong Kong’s early years that even Yu Daping doesn’t know.

Yu Daping, who loves nostalgia, was not happy to talk about the "old", which made him both surprised and happy.

Yu Da usually only uses his mobile phone to check the time, but today he kept his phone in his hand all the time, as if he was a lost young man who was caught up in an online romance.

It is hard to meet a true friend, it is hard to find a soulmate, having one true friend is enough!

It's a shame we met so late!!

Yu Daping chatted with Le Yan until late at night. Le Yan urged him several times to continue the conversation tomorrow, but Yu Daping turned a deaf ear to him, as if he wanted to tell Le Yan everything he had to say.

"Since you don't want to sleep, why don't you listen to the new song I wrote recently?"

To be honest, Yu Daping still wants to continue "reminiscing the past" with Le Yan.

What’s so good about the song?

How can they be as interesting as those 'youth' stories?
But he was worried that his confidant would be lost because of his conversation, so he patiently agreed.

Soon, an MP4 file named "The Moon Represents My Heart" was sent to Le Yan's chat interface.

Yu Daping clicked the play button, then leaned back on the sofa with a happy smile on his face and put his phone aside.

He decided that after the song was over, he would tell Le Yan the story of "President Theatre in Causeway Bay".

In the early years, there were not many cinemas in Hong Kong. One of the most famous ones was the "President Theatre in Causeway Bay", but this place has now been demolished.

He didn't believe that Le Yan could know about this place which no longer existed!

Thinking of this, Yu Daping recalled the scene of his first visit to the Presidential Theater.

He remembered that there was always a long queue in front of the ticket office, but no matter how long the queue was, there were always men and women waiting happily in line, and he was one of those silly boys.

Let me think, who was the girl who accompanied me to the movies at that time?
I can't remember the face anymore. I just remember that pure and innocent feeling.

It felt like—

"You asked me how much I love you, how much I love you"

The song from the cell phone brought Yu Daping back to reality.

He was a little dazed for a moment and couldn't tell what era it was.

"My feelings are true, my love is true, the moon represents my heart"

Yu Daping sat up straight and mobilized every cell in his body to listen carefully to the sound coming from the mobile phone.

He hasn't heard such authentic retro songs in a long time, because no one writes such old stuff anymore.

Moreover, it was not only the melody but also the artistic conception of the song that attracted him.

"A gentle kiss has touched my heart, and a deep love has made me miss you till now."

Isn’t this written about him decades ago?
Isn’t this about the simple and honest society of decades ago?
"Le Yan, this song..." Yu Daping was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to describe this song.

"Teacher Yu, we actually sent this song to your team and wanted you to sing it, but your team refused."

"Refused?"

"Yes, this is the project. I starred in a realistic TV series about the return of Hong Kong. It's about—"

Le Yan patiently introduced the creative background of "Sweet Honey" to Yu Daping, but Yu Daping had no patience to wait for him to finish, so he interrupted:
“You can answer it.”

"Your team has reported that they only accept requests from familiar musicians. Do you want to discuss this with the team?" Le Yan kindly reminded.

Yu Daping said excitedly:
"Others can't do it, but you, Le Yan, aren't we familiar enough with each other? Of course I can take it!"

"Can I really answer it?"

"Of course my friend! This is the best song I've come across in years! I love it so much!"

12: in the morning.

Le Yan finally succeeded in persuading Yu Daping to sleep.

Le Yan didn't expect that it only took half a day to deal with Yu Daping.

It took at least a whole day of chatting with the other people before they agreed to cooperate.

After closing Yu Daping's avatar, there were still several people's avatars with unread messages displayed behind them in Le Yan's communication software, and one person had even sent Le Yan more than a dozen messages.

This is why Le Yan asked Jacky to wait a few days before giving Yu Daping’s contact information. Because he has other fish to catch.

In order to complete the task with quality and quantity, Le Yan is not at ease no matter who he entrusts the task to.

Be it Mark, Jacky, or other famous people in the circle, they are just a thread of LeYan.

He was the only one who carried out the sting operation this time!

But Le Yan doesn't have a clone and can't deal with several people at the same time, because he is a 'confidant' to everyone.

Disappearing for 5 minutes every time you say a word to your confidant is disrespectful to all the fish in the pond!

Therefore, Le Yan had no choice but to force himself to become a master of time management.

Looking at the chat window that was still jumping, Le Yan said to himself calmly:
"Is this Aquaman? It doesn't seem that difficult."

Class the next day.

Qi Rui nudged Le Yan, who was busy playing with his phone, with his elbow and asked curiously:
"Who are you chatting with? You're so excited every day, the keyboard is sparking."

These days, Le Yan no longer asked them to play those boring little boy games.

He was immersed in the world of mobile phone.

"Netizen." Le Yan said perfunctorily.

"Fuck, aren't you afraid that Li Yiran will know?" Qi Rui's eyes widened.

First, I was shocked that Le Yan was still chatting about netizens even though he was so happy.

Second, Zhendong and Leyan really treat him as a brother and would not do such things behind his back.

"Hey, if Li Yiran knew about this, he would probably kiss me to death." Le Yan grinned and laughed.

He has now completely taken root in the Hong Kong music scene.

All the superstars are his confidants, which is a great thing for Li Yiran who is planning to go abroad.

While he was juggling among his various friends, he suddenly received an unexpected message.

"Su Tian:????????????????"

"Su Tian: Really? You have negotiated everything?" (End of this chapter)